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Position Description: Work with Sales and Operations teams to create compelling visual stories that communicate construction means, methods, logistics, sequencing, safety planning, and project vision through advanced 3D modeling, rendering, animation, and digital media production. This role bridges Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), construction operations, and marketing/pursuit strategy to produce high-impact visuals for clients, project teams, business development efforts, and executive presentations.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Create high-end renderings, animations, and visual storytelling content for pursuits, preconstruction, logistics, safety planning, and client presentations.
• Develop construction phasing animations and site logistics visualizations.
• Produce cinematic walkthroughs and flythroughs using Twinmotion, Unreal Engine, Lumion, Enscape, or similar platforms.
• Build and maintain high-quality 3D environments from Forma Design, Revit, SketchUp, Navisworks, and related BIM/VDC platforms.
• Translate construction means and methods into clear visual communication tools.
• Collaborate with operations, superintendents, estimators, VDC teams, and business development staff to create compelling project narratives.
• Support marketing and proposal efforts through graphics, video editing, motion graphics, and branded visual content.
• Create visual assets for owner presentations, community outreach, safety planning, and executive storytelling.
• Develop visual standards, templates, libraries, and workflows for rendering and animation production.
• Stay current with emerging AEC visualization technologies including real-time rendering, VR/AR, AI-assisted visualization, and interactive presentation platforms.
• Assist project teams in communicating sequencing, temporary works, crane studies, logistics planning, and safety strategies visually.
• Understand potential value and assist in deploying innovative VDC tools in a controlled environment and capture lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited degree program in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) or related technology, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management preferred, with minimum of 4 years of related experience or in a related role, or equivalent education, training, and experience.
• Able to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
• Knowledge of industry standards, codes, and specifications related to VDC.
• Strong visual storytelling and presentation skills.
• Ability to transform technical construction information into compelling visual narratives.
• Strong sense of composition, lighting, materials, cinematography, and pacing.
• Experience supporting construction pursuits or business development efforts.
• Familiarity with drone imagery, photogrammetry, LiDAR, or reality capture workflows.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, VR/AR workflows, or interactive visualization platforms.
• Portfolio demonstrating architectural visualization, animation, or construction storytelling work.
• Ability to develop specialized solutions and anticipate challenges, risks, and opportunities
• Professional verbal and written communication skills, able to engage in collaborative professional and technical dialogue with stakeholders, and ability to tailor communications for non-technical audiences
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail, able to manage competing demands, meet deadlines and commitments
• Able to review/assess work, provide feedback, and prioritize responsibilities for self and others that are not direct reports
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, collaboration tools,
• Advanced proficiency in BIM based computer applications (e.g., Autodesk Navisworks Manage, Revit, Autodesk Forma (ACC), AutoCAD; similar BIM authoring/management tools)
• Proficiency with animation software (e.g., Lumion, Twin Motion), Adobe (e.g., Design Studio) desired, and programming
  language (e.g., Unreal and Unity) experience a plus
• Familiar with Reality Capture workflows (e.g., Autodesk ReCap, 3D point cloud)
• Able to work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment
• Familiar with continuous improvement culture, concepts, principles, methods, and tools
• Travel as required

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may perform work at office locations, and/or off-site venues. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.